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To be certain, the gauge is marked on the left side of the barrel as in this photo. It has 26 barrels, the left barrel has a modified choke and the right barrel has an improved cylinder choke. My 1975 browning bss sidebyside, aka browning made a. In 1976, the 30 barrel was added, but this came only in a full choke version. To find your serial number, you will need to refer to your owners manual. Picked up a 76 vintage browning bss 12 ga for a very attractive price at a garage sale yesterday. The blueing on the barrel was 85% just faded with no. New 3 12 chambered 12gauge shotgun by browning find. How to smash your competition with zero and no cost ideas and strategies to grow your business with less stress than you ever thought possible. This is no safe queen, this gun was used and shows blue wear and much use, has great bores and tight action, sst and ejectors, mfg in 1982, dont worry about throwing in truck and.

I dont own either anymore, but they are well made guns similar to the old ithaca skb imports in quality. The standard model used barrels of 2632 inches, with a barrel topped by either a ventilated sighting rib and bead sights, a solid rib with bead sights, or a plain barrel with bead sights. The browning bss is a sidebyside shotgun chambered in either 12 or 20 gauge, with either a 26, 28, or 30 inch barrel, and with various choke combinations. Or hold down the key mac or the ctrl key pc and click on the image. L25 the bottom of the trigger guard has the browning logo. Barrel lengths were 26, 28 or 30, with a choice of fullfull. With features like rigid dualaction steel bars and a forged and machinedsteel receiver, combined with legendary browning balance and handling, it should come as no surprise that the. An analysis of this time in browning history reveals a few important facts of why the forces of history moved browning into a business alliance with miroku. The browning bss is a side by side double barrel shotgun made by browning from 19711983. Barrel lengths were 26, 28 or 30, with a choice of fullfull, modifiedfull or improved cylindermodified combinations of fixed choke. However, that name was unceremoniously dropped a short time later. Browning bss 20 gauge shotgun ss very good condition. I put a lot of steel magnums and hard tungsten downrange in one fitted with briley extended thinwall tubes with zero ill effects.

Dear technoid, i have never owned a 28 gauge, but have an itch for one. Browning bps micro midas shotgun 012270306, 12 gauge, 24. I have recently reacquired both a 20 gauge and a 12 gauge browning bss. Lee, i have owned two bss 20 ga shotguns over the years. Browning bss 20ga has 26 deeply blued barrels and a wooden forend and. However, a lot of the winchester model 21 history is wellknown. Browning 20 gauge b25 pigeon grade lightning 2 sportergame. My browning bps suddenly wont cycle slug cartridges.

Overunder with single selective trigger and selective ejectors markings. Browning bss 12 gauge sxs, 26 barrels, chokes unknown. These were made between 1971 and 1987, with an additional side lock model made between 1983 and 1987. Browning is known for the citori ou line, but a lot of people are surprised to hear that browning also used to make a sxs. One simply removes the end cap off of the 8 shot tube, fits the short extension to it and then screws. Browning bss sxs 12 gauge 26 english straight stock. For the first year or so, browning tagged the 20gauge model the blue streak. As of now the only sxs i have left is my 20 gauge bss sporter with 28 bbls. The browning bps has a welldeserved reputation for longlasting durability and allweather reliability. What is the approximate value of a browning bss 20 ga. Buy browning model 12 parts factory replacement gun parts, accessories and gunsmithing service on most manufacturers including browning, winchester, fn america, beretta, benelli franchi, stoeger, remington, bushmaster, marlin, sig sauer, hk and many more. Its favored by many because it keeps the palms of the shooter in the same plane which in turn keeps elbows up and away from the side and improves the shooters ability to swing to the left or right.

Browning grade iv superposed, 20 gauge over under shotgun fine guns. Double click on the image to zoom in to that point. This is a browning bss 20 gauge with 26 inch improved cylinder and modified choke barrel. It ended well but started with ridiculous advice on their part that i had to muscle through. There was also a light twenty, but it just said twenty until 1973 when they finally added the other word. It is essentially an 8 shot extension with a short coupling that extends it to 10 shots. The 20gauge chambering was deleted from the standard model for a short time, but later added again, but other versions were in 20 gauge. My 12g has been shot alot, killed birds in 5 or 6 states since about 1981. The bss sidelock model was added in 1983 in 12 gauge with a 20bore sidelock in 1984. Browning bps 12 gauge failure to eject discussion in shotguns started by gonorth, sep 21, 2011. I have a browning 20 guage automatic shotgun that was. When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on. Browning now owns winchester, and paul tells me they have no winchester records in their home base morgan, utah. Find browning bss for sale at, the worlds largest gun.

Attractive 20lineperinch checkering graced a black walnut. Browning bss bss bss sporter 28 20 ga sxs side by side shotgun mfd. The sidelocks were more expensive and a totally different gun. Note the b in serial number puts its manufacture date after 1975. Browning b25 exhibition, two barrel set, all options, 28. The 20gauge superposed made its first appearance in the 1950 issue of gun digest. Sometimes i use the 20 on the skeet range when i feel like a change. The right and left side of the receiver is scroll engraved with the browning logo and browning inscribed on the side. An ounce of shot in a true 16gauge bore creates a shot column of perfect. The production of the bss sidebyside shotgun began in 1971 12ga and 1972 20ga. I had 1 slightly different 12 gauge round from remington that my grandfather had given me years ago when i was using his old shotgun, i was old but i figured its the correct gauge and its remington whats the harm. I put maybe a box and a half of 12 gauge remington lead slugs through my gun and it was working just fine. Working myself up to a 20ga autoloader for sporting clays.

Browning bss shotgun is a 20 gauge bss browning side by side grade 1 shotgun that is chambered for 3. Coming to grips with the 16 gauge browning the straight or english grip requires little explanation. Browning bss sporter grade ii 20ga bss sporter grade ii satin greyed steel receiver featuring an engraved pheasant, duck, quail and dogs. Browning bps micro midas shotgun 012270306, 12 gauge, 24 in, 3 inch chmbr, walnut stock, blued finish. They are side by side shotguns made with the quality of. Briley offers a new magazine extension that allows the gun to be used with either 8 or 10 shots.

Hello all, new to the forum, and need some quick advice or opinions of value on a gun i am currently looking at. Or hold down the key mac or the ctrl key pc and use the mouse wheel. Browning 20 gauge b525 heritage hunter ii game multichoke. The 20 gauge was my dream gun when i was 12 years old i am now 58. I is a musthave for any fine gun enthusiast looking to add a new addition to their bookshelf. I have read much you have written concerning 28 tube alternatives but dont feel i wish to or can afford to spend the dollars to. So im going to be pedantic but browning never made the bss nor do they make the citori today. Browning bps 8 or 10 shot magazine extension 12 gauge. Browning bss sporter grade ii 26 2 34 and 3 chambers mic. Browning bps magazine extensions grace shooting parts. Early models had a nonselective single trigger and later models a selective single trigger.

Browning bps hunter, pump action, 12 gauge, 26 barrel, 4. Browning auto5 lightweight this version was chambered for 12 or 20 gauge and featured a lighterweight, scrollengraved receiver. A 20 gauge browning citori grade one overunder shotgun serial no. Full text of browning bss see other formats new gun owners record keep this record for future reference browning model serial number gauge purchase price purchased from date of purchase please fill out and mail the market survey card at the back of the booklet. The firstyear 20 superposed was a very simple affair. I traded both a 12 gauge and a 20 gauge years ago for very ridicules reasons, and have just now within the.

This 20g browning bss sporter is priced right, and i guarantee it wont be on the market. This video covers a brief history of the browning superposed 12 ga. Browning invector plus citori model l25 grade 1, 12 ga2 o. Im not a huge sxs fan, but it fits fairly well so i might keep it for a bit. Guns international advertising policy this sites purpose is to bring gun buyers and gun brokers or sellers together by advertising guns or gun related items and services for sale online. You would be best advised to surf only soldclosed gun auctions like gunbroker, etc, for another like bss in the same condition as yours, to find out how much john q. I took a bss 12 mf in a trade and have it for sale here, but am thinking of keeping it. Both wereare produced by miroku in japan with whom browning has a distribution agreement in the us. See more ideas about home decor, bookcase styling and interior. A brief history of browning and the legendary miroku factory. I recently saw and handled a browning a5 belgian 1939,full choke,26inch ribbed barrel. Here are a few of my books, ive left out the it ones because you probably wont be interested in them. When first marketed, the bss and anson were made only for 12 gauge 2.